Plastic perfection of African art Yohouré. Sculpted birds stand atop this African mask Yohouré. Geometric chevron patterns border the face. Glossy black patina. Old restoration at the nose. The Yaouré are a subgroup of the Akan people present in Ivory Coast and Ghana. The primitive art masks Yaouré, or Yauré, are divided into two groups that are difficult to differentiate, the je, sometimes with the addition of colored pigments, and the lo, generally with a dark patina, which occur during funeral ceremonies or any other rite in order to win the favor of the "Yu" spirits.This example named Anoman,Lomane, (bird) is part of the fourth of the seven i masks which originally danced around the deceased and leaned down to touch him for a purifying purpose. It also currently appears during celebrations. These masks were prohibited, to the extent that the masked dancers Yoouré, Yahouré, were not to be seen by women, it was also forbidden to photograph them.
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